Mazadona: how did Algeria's star put his name on the Ballon d'Or list?

They call him "Mazadona" back in Algeria, a nod to the great Diego Maradona. Ibrahim Maza, the 20-year-old attacking midfielder at Germany's Bayer Leverkusen, has just landed his first Ballon d'Or nomination in the young talent of the year category.

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